Democrat Lin Alder, who stepped down as director of Citizens for Dixie's Future to take on Washington County Comissioner Alan Gardner, says:

"Voters are clearly calling for change—we now see the evidence daily. Whether it's Divine Strake, the Washington County Lands bill, Vision Dixie and the Toquop coal-fired power plant, local citizens have made it clear that some of our current elected officials are out of step with citizens' desire to protect the quality of life and natural resources that drive our economy in this beloved county."

Gardner and the rest of the commission initially supported the Toquop coal-fired power plant that would be built just across the Nevada border. They reversed their position after groups like Alder's protested.